The Willoughton Wanderer

"Eating my way through life one bite at a time!"

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Eating my way through life one bite at a time! My Willoughton Wanderer blog tells the story of my various visits to eateries, pubs and restaurants, both good and bad, on my travels together with the occasional recipe thrown in for good measure.

Author: Ian Jeffery

  • The Old Gate Inn, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

    Hebden Bridge is a lovely stone built town in the Upper Calder Valley of West Yorkshire best known these days perhaps for its starring role in the BBC series Happy Valley. I can’t vouch that any particular landmark, street or building was prominent in the series as we never watched it but I can vouch…

  • Tom Yum Steak, Lentil Fritter and Wilted Spinach

    This recipe is for a lovely fillet of steak marinated in a Tom Yum sauce accompanied by a pan-fried lentil fritter and some lovely spinach wilted in butter. The bonus of the lentil fritters is the ‘scraps’ that they leave behind in the frying pan after cooking, yum! Chef’s perks! Ingredients: Serves 2 1 fillet…

  • Korean Prawns with a Broad Bean and Tomato Salsa

    This is a simple, easy and delicious lunch and takes no time at all to make (aside from the initial marinating). Enjoy! Ingredients: Serves 1 3 large raw king prawns 1 shallot, chopped 1 large tomato coarsely chopped 1 large handful of freshly picked broad beans 1 teaspoon tomato puree Half a teaspoon garlic puree…

  • The Devonshire at Langwith, Derbyshire

    The Devonshire in Upper Langwith on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border is a well appointed pub with a fine restaurant. We had made a trip out to the Welbeck Abbey Farm Shop and over coffee did a quick Google and found this gem of an eatery a short drive away. On arrival there were few…

  • The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton, East Yorkshire

    The Pipe & Glass Inn is a former 17th century coaching inn standing on the site of the original gatehouse of the Dalton Estate in East Yorkshire. It took less than 4 years for the current owners to achieve a Michelin star which is reflected to this day in the quality of the food on…

  • The Honey & Fig Brasserie, Carolgate, Retford, Nottinghamshire

    Too Much Staff Chatter We’ve been to the Honey & Fig brasserie in Retford a number of times and never experienced a problem. Today things were slightly different. It was a bright summer’s day so we expected the brasserie to be rammed packed. There were a couple of people sitting outside in the sun but…

  • Tom Yum Vegetable Frittata

    Tom Yum paste is a lovely blend of Thai herbs and other ingredients, including lemongrass, galangal, lime and lime leaves and is the perfect base for this quick and easy vegetable frittata. An ideal light lunch for two, or one if you’re especially hungry! Ingredients: Half a celery stick sliced down the middle and coarsely…

  • The Jug & Glass Inn, Nether Langwith, Nottinghamshire

    The Jug & Glass Inn is a beautiful stone-built 17th century pub in the picturesque village of Nether Langwith near Mansfield. It sits proudly overlooking the River Poulter, which wends its way through the village, with a beer garden at the front with views over the river and village green with its small war memorial.…

  • The Marquis of Granby, Wellingore, Lincolnshire

    I fervently maintain that the quality of an establishment’s food can be determined by the number of cars in the carpark; the more the cars the better the food as people are keen to visit. The Marquis of Granby in Wellingore has no carpark so nothing to go on but we ploughed on nevertheless. We…

  • Pan-fried Pheasant with Pomegranate, Celery, Bell Pepper and Harissa Salad

    Although currently out-of-season we had a couple of pheasant breasts in the freezer so I thought I would put them to good use in this salad. Chicken would work equally well, especially the flavourful thighs. The pomegranate salad is loosely based on one devised by Sabrina Ghayour which I saw recently on Saturday Kitchen Best…